The Halflife

by Sharon Webb

After a series of brutal murders in Atlanta, the police and the CIA are looking for someone named Jonathan, supposedly the fictional creation of writer Tim Monahan

406 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1989

About the author

Sharon Webb began writing with a poem published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1963. She initially used the masculine pseudonym "Ron Webb" and appeared only on occasion. In 1979 she became more productive and largely worked under her own name. Her works often concern medical issues or advances in medicine. Along with science fiction she has also written medically oriented thrillers.
Sharon Webb began her writing career at the age of eleven when she won her first author’s award for an original work of poetry.

Reviews

[Ken Cartisano · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a surprisingly good book that I got out of a free library. It lay around for several years and I committed to reading it before it was passed along. The theme of the book is intriguing, the characters are well-developed. It’s a kind of high-tech, psychological thriller without relying too much on anything very technical at all. (Which is good. You don’t have to think or wonder about whether this is possible or not. You just kind of go with it because it isn’t pushed down your throat. And it all works despite the fact that the book is not new.) It’s very well written. I’m not familiar with the author, or any other books of hers, but she certainly crafts a tight, entertaining and believable story.